Abortion
Chronology- A comprehensive timeline of
abortion-related events and news from the 1800's to April
2007. Includes both Canada and the United States.

Review
of "Crisis Pregnancy Centre" Websites in Canada-
A study by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (May
2016) has examined all of the websites of "crisis pregnancy
centres" in Canada. The study shows that most websites either
present misinformation on abortion or sexual health issues,
and/or fail to disclose their anti-abortion or religious
agenda or that they are not medical clinics.Are
Anti-Choice Crisis Pregnancy Centres Targeting Female
Students on Ontario University Campuses? - by Sara
Tilley, 2013. (A student research paper for the Department
of Political Science, University of Toronto; newly posted in
April 2016) Examines whether the presence and
influence exerted by CPCs on American university campuses is
reflected in the Canadian context, focusing on southern
Ontario. Looks at CPC outreach on campuses and whether CPCs
are included on campus health centre referral lists (they are
not). Recommends further research in order to regulate CPCs to
protect public health, as well as more public education around
them.

Anti-choice
Terrorism: Murders and Attempted Murders - (December 2015)
This chronological table lists all murders (13) and
attempted murders (29) of abortion providers and clinic
staff (as well as patients, escorts, and clinic
defenders) in North America, and one murder in
Australia.

June 2012 - Tips for
Responding to the Abortion Crapavan(sometimes called the "new
abortion caravan") - Grassroots actions against this
monstrosity are rising up across the country. Check out
this resource for background info, suggested ideas for
your counter action, and tips to keep your protest safe
and hassle-free.

Abortion
Law in Canada: Whose Choice?by Josey W.G. Ross
(April 2011). Honours Thesis for Women's Studies 499,
University of Victoria (posted with permission by the
author). Discusses bills introduced in Canada over the years
by anti-choice MPs and Senators. (PDF file, 80 pages)

A
Survey of Anti-Choice Protesting Activity at Canadian
Abortion Clinics(Oct 2010) - A survey
by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada reveals that 64%
of abortion clinics in Canada clinics currently experience
protest activity, while a further 15% have had protesters in
the past. But 73% of clinics have no legal protection from
picketing. (PDF file, 18
pages)

How
to Establish a Pro-Choice Group on Campus(Aug
2008) - Learn the basics for starting and running your
own pro-choice group on campus! Find out why your campus
needs one, how to structure it, recruit members, run
meetings, carry out
activities, raise
funds, and sustain your group. Researched and written by
a Simon Fraser University student (PDF file, 34 pages).

Anti-abortion “Counseling” Agencies-
Many agencies that counsel pregnant women are actually
anti-abortion Christian ministries. Their main goal is to stop
women from having abortions. Studies have shown that most of
these agencies misinform and try to intimidate women out of
having abortions. (Note:
This is a brochure that can be printed and distributed -
please print double-sided and tri-fold).

How to
Think About the Fetus- Should providers and the
pro-choice movement acknowledge the "moral value" of the
fetus? This philosophical presentation explains that judging
what a fetus is, and any value it may have, is entirely
subjective and personal, and only the individual pregnant
woman can decide what her fetus means to her. (Note: This
is a poster in PDF format.)

October 2012 - Why
the UK
doesn't need an abortion
law at all.
Shares the
experience of Canada, where
abortion was decriminalised a
quarter of a century ago. Published in the Abortion Review,
a publication of the British Pregnancy
Advisory Service (bpas).

December
2010 - Criminalized
Abortion Overshadows Good News of Reduced Unsafe Abortion
Deaths. Researchers at the World Health Organization
have recently documented a substantial decrease in the numbers
of unsafe abortion deaths, but the incidence of unsafe
abortion itself has not decreased. Anti-abortion laws in
developing countries cause grave harm and endanger women's
lives and health.

March 2010-Yes,
Legalizing Abortion Does Save Women's Lives: Anti-choicers make bizarre claims that
legalizing abortion does not improve maternal health and
may even harm it, and that countries with strict
anti-abortion laws have better maternal health records.
Nothing could be further from the truth.

February 2009 - Text
of letter to Alan Borovoy, General Counsel for the Canadian
Civil Liberties Association. The letter refutes his position
supporting funding and club status for anti-choice groups on
campus.

January 2009 - Women's
Rights Are Not Up For Debate. The call to
"re-open" the abortion debate is really a call to
re-criminalize abortion and eliminate the rights of
pregnant women, including their right to life.

January 2009 - The Case for
Repealing All Abortion Laws(PDF, first written
in 2006). In every country, all abortion laws and restrictions
should be repealed as unconstitutional violations of women's
rights and equality. This article explains in detail why
abortion laws are harmful and useless, using evidence from
Canada’s example.

October 2008 - Canada Does
Not Need an Abortion Law, by Joyce
Arthur. Since 1988, Canada has proven that abortion care can
be delivered responsibly without any laws restricting
abortion. With our low abortion rate and majority support
for women's equality, Canada's example should be a role
model for the rest of the world.

December 2006 - Paternity,
Patriarchy, and Reproductive Rights. Most of
the oppression of women that occurs in the world today can be
traced back to this: women's ability to bear children and
men's need to control their paternity. A woman deciding to
have an abortion represents a serious threat to patriarchal
authority.